Digital Edge brings new standards of energy efficiency

DIGITAL Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. has announced it will deploy Nortek's patented StatePoint liquid cooling technology in its new data center under construction in Manila, making the company the first commercial colocation operator to deploy this innovative technology in Asia. The use of this industry leading, sustainable cooling solution will enable Digital Edge to achieve its ambition to create the most energy and water efficient data center in the Philippines.

Digital Edge's new data center in Manila, known as Narra1, is a joint venture with the Threadborne Group, a local family office focused on technology and real estate. Set to be the largest carrier neutral facility in operational capacity in the Philippines, the site is already under construction and will offer 2,200 cabinets and 10 MW of IT power. As part of Digital Edge's commitment to bring innovative technologies to the Asian data center market and set new standards for digital infrastructure across the region, the new facility has been designed to offer market leading colocation services without compromising on energy efficiency.

The use of Nortek's StatePoint technology, along with Narra1's innovative engineering design, will enable the facility to achieve an expected annualized power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.193 and water usage effectiveness (WUE) of 1.355 at optimal operating temperature. These market leading standards, particularly for such a hot and humid climate, will make Narra1 a highly energy and water efficient facility that is well suited for high power density hyperscale as well as retail colocation deployments.

Nortek's StatePoint technology, a patented innovation by Nortek, provides a new paradigm in cooling for the colocation data center environment. The breakthrough membrane exchanger technology enables evaporative cooling through a microporous membrane, providing a significant reduction in annual power and water consumption over existing technologies.

Source: TheManila Times